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Weekly Economic Update

Week of May 15, 2017

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Citations.

1 – thestreet.com/story/14132954/1/s-amp-p-500-dow-decline-after-retail-sales-rebound-buoys-rate-hike-odds.html [5/12/17]
2 – investing.com/economic-calendar/ [5/12/17]
3 – markets.wsj.com/us [5/12/17]
4 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=5%2F12%2F16&x=0&y=0 [5/12/17]
5 – treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [5/12/17]
6 – treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [5/12/17]